Medical Termination Of Pregnancy Act

Explained: The role of Shantilal Shah Committee that recommended making abortion legal in India and the evolution of the law

As the United States Supreme Court draft leak suggests that abortion rights will be overturned in the country, we take a look at how India’s abortion law came into force in 1972

Cannot extend ceiling of 20 weeks for abortion, reproductive autonomy does not outweigh State's interest in protecting life of foetus, Centre tells SC

The Centre's reply came on a plea which has challenged the constitutional validity of section 3(2) (b) of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 by which the ceiling of 20 weeks is fixed for an abortion.

Abortion of abnormal foetus cannot be denied even if gestation has continued beyond 20 weeks: Delhi HC

Right to terminate an abnormal pregnancy cannot be denied merely because gestation has continued beyond 20 weeks, the Delhi High Court has said.

Doctor can terminate 20-week pregnancy without court's permission if mother's life is in danger: Bombay HC

A registered doctor can terminate a pregnancy that has crossed the 20-week period without permission from court only if it poses a risk to the woman's life, the Bombay High Court has ruled.

Jharkhand HC allows abortion in 23rd week for minor rape victim; foetus' DNA to be used as evidence

After getting the directions, doctors at RIIMS have started preparations for the abortion, which is likely on Tuesday

SC allows woman from Mumbai to abort 25-week foetus suffering from neurological ailments

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed a woman from Mumbai to abort a 25-week foetus suffering from neurological ailments

10-year-old rape survivor's pregnancy: Abortion cannot hinge on archaic law that is incapable of dealing with issue

It's not just a question of following legal procedure about pregnancy and abortion. In this case, the petitioner is a child herself, and with every procedural stage, continues to endure grave mental and physical torture

SC judgment on MTP Act accommodates mental, physical health of the mother, life of foetus after birth

The Supreme Court, earlier this week, presented a judgment which was win-win for both the petitioner as well as the judiciary — the petitioner made a case for termination of pregnancy beyond the permissible limit, and the judiciary accommodated the argument.

Supreme Court turns down abortion plea: Strict, pedantic reading of law is threat to women's rights

In what could have been deemed a landmark case on abortion laws, the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, rejected the plea of a 37-year-old woman to abort a 26-week-old foetus that showed signs of Down’s Syndrome

SC to hear woman's plea seeking to abort 23-week foetus afflicted with Down Syndrome

The Supreme Court on Monday decided to hear a fresh plea next day of a woman seeking to abort her 23-week old foetus on the ground that it suffered from 'down syndrome' and her life was in danger.